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SUMMARY:Wilderness Quest for Young Adults (18-24)
DESCRIPTION:This Wilderness Rites of Passage trip is for 18-24 year olds who are ready to mark their transition into adulthood. This is an 7-Day\, 6-Night Backpacking trip into the Marble Mountain Wilderness of Northern California that includes 2-Days/2-Nights of Solo time and Fasting. This will be a powerful Rite of Passage journey where they will get to truly be initiated into this next phase of their lives with intention and ceremony. \nWho am I? What am I leaving behind from my childhood? Who do I want to become? What are my gifts? What is my calling? Why am I here? This is their moment to sit with those deeper questions\, to sit with themselves\, to claim who they are\, and to call in what they want in their lives and what they want to share with the world. \n*Guided Passages operates under special use permit with the Klamath National Forest and is an equal opportunity provider. \nTrip Dates: July 14th-20th\, 2025\nWelcome Home Ceremony with Participants and Parents: Monday\, July 21st \nTuition: $1\,195
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/wilderness-quest-for-young-adults-18-24/
LOCATION:Marble Mountains\, Northern California\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adolescents,Adults,Mentorship,Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Guided Passages%2CLLC":MAILTO:guidedpassages4youth@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Wilderness Quest for 7th/8th Graders
DESCRIPTION:This Wilderness Rites of Passage trip is for incoming or exiting 7th and 8th Graders age 11-14\, who are ready for the adventure and challenge of a lifetime. This will be a 5-Day\, 4-Night Backpacking trip into the Marble Mountain Wilderness of Northern California to mark the transition into their teenage years\, get wild\, stretch themselves\, connect with themselves and others in deep and meaningful ways\, and create memories that will last a lifetime. \nThis is going to be a powerful and life-changing experience that will help middle schoolers move forward into this next phase of their lives with more confidence\, intention\, and purpose. \n*Guided Passages operates under special use permit with the Klamath National Forest and is an equal opportunity provider. \nTrip Dates: June 17th-June 21st\, 2025\nWelcome Home Ceremony with Youth and Parents: Sunday\, June 22nd \nTuition: $895
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/wilderness-quest-for-7th-8th-graders/
LOCATION:Marble Mountains of Northern California\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adolescents,Mentorship,Rites of Passage
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230724
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SUMMARY:Wilderness Immersion and Leadership Development (W.I.L.D.) 10-day Backpacking Trip for Teen Girls
DESCRIPTION:Teen summer backpacking program in Yosemite National Park and Tahoe National Forest. Get off the screen and into your life. All levels of experience welcome\, scholarships available. \nI (Kelsie) will be on the two ten-day W.I.L.D. trips for fem-identified teens in 10th grade and up (in June and July). There are also a few shorter trips for younger teen girls and a number of trips for boys/masc-identified youth throughout the summer. While we unfortunately don’t yet have a fully gender-expansive trip option\, gender non-conforming youth are welcome in whichever trip they feel most drawn to\, and we guides are available to chat about where they’d be most supported. All the guides in the org are really talented\, amazing folks. \nWho we are:\nSince 2015\, Back to Earth has taken hundreds of teens and young adults on transformative adventures in wild places all over California. We teach skills that expand young people’s knowledge base and ability to care for themselves and each other. Guides offer skilled mentorship\, helping young people navigate the transitions of adolescence towards lives of joy\, purpose and authenticity. Our signature summer backpacking program\, W.I.L.D. (Wilderness Immersion & Leadership Development) takes teens on 5\, 7 and 10-day adventures in some of the most epic places in the Sierra Nevada mountains. To see the full summer schedule\, register online\, or learn more about scholarship opportunities visit www.backtoearth.org/w-i-l-d \nWhat to expect:\nWe climb stunning peaks and swim in crystal clear waters. We play games in the woods and go deep sitting in council around the fire. Participants learn to travel safely in the backcountry\, manage risk\, take care of their gear\, and develop real world leadership skills. Through a variety of nature awareness and mindfulness practices\, we develop relationships with the natural world that sustain physical\, mental and emotional wellbeing. W.I.L.D.’s unique combination of hard skills training\, expressive arts\, and rites of passage work fosters a culture of gratitude and resilience that supports transformative personal growth\, while having a great time. Learn more by coming to one of our weekly info sessions. For dates and registration: https://mailchi.mp/backtoearth/5o8e04riit \n 
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/wilderness-immersion-and-leadership-development-w-i-l-d-10-day-backpacking-trip-for-teen-girls/
LOCATION:Tahoe National Forest\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adolescents,Gender Specific Programs,Mentorship,Rites of Passage
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SUMMARY:Wilderness Immersion and Leadership Development (W.I.L.D.) 10-day Backpacking Trip for Teen Girls
DESCRIPTION:Teen summer backpacking program in Yosemite National Park and Tahoe National Forest. Get off the screen and into your life. All levels of experience welcome\, scholarships available. \nI (Kelsie) will be on the two ten-day W.I.L.D. trips for fem-identified teens in 10th grade and up (in June and July). There are also a few shorter trips for younger teen girls and a number of trips for boys/masc-identified youth throughout the summer. While we unfortunately don’t yet have a fully gender-expansive trip option\, gender non-conforming youth are welcome in whichever trip they feel most drawn to\, and we guides are available to chat about where they’d be most supported. All the guides in the org are really talented\, amazing folks. \nWho we are:\nSince 2015\, Back to Earth has taken hundreds of teens and young adults on transformative adventures in wild places all over California. We teach skills that expand young people’s knowledge base and ability to care for themselves and each other. Guides offer skilled mentorship\, helping young people navigate the transitions of adolescence towards lives of joy\, purpose and authenticity. Our signature summer backpacking program\, W.I.L.D. (Wilderness Immersion & Leadership Development) takes teens on 5\, 7 and 10-day adventures in some of the most epic places in the Sierra Nevada mountains. To see the full summer schedule\, register online\, or learn more about scholarship opportunities visit www.backtoearth.org/w-i-l-d \nWhat to expect:\nWe climb stunning peaks and swim in crystal clear waters. We play games in the woods and go deep sitting in council around the fire. Participants learn to travel safely in the backcountry\, manage risk\, take care of their gear\, and develop real world leadership skills. Through a variety of nature awareness and mindfulness practices\, we develop relationships with the natural world that sustain physical\, mental and emotional wellbeing. W.I.L.D.’s unique combination of hard skills training\, expressive arts\, and rites of passage work fosters a culture of gratitude and resilience that supports transformative personal growth\, while having a great time. Learn more by coming to one of our weekly info sessions. For dates and registration: https://mailchi.mp/backtoearth/5o8e04riit
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/wilderness-immersion-and-leadership-development-w-i-l-d-10-day-backpacking-trip-for-teen-girls-2/
LOCATION:Yosemite National Forest\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adolescents,Gender Specific Programs,Mentorship,Rites of Passage
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SUMMARY:Guided Passages’ Wilderness Quest
DESCRIPTION:Calling in teens and young adults age 18-24 who are ready to mark their transition into adulthood. This is going to be a powerful and life-changing experience that will help them move forward into this next phase of their lives with more confidence\, intention\, and purpose. \n8-day backpacking trip into the Russian Wilderness in Northern California with 3 days/3 nights of solo time. After backpacking to our destination\, there will be group preparation followed by a period of solo time and fasting. The trip will end with a witnessing council and incorporation back into the group and community. \nwww.guided-passages.com to Apply Today! \n 
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/guided-passages-wilderness-quest/
LOCATION:Russian Wilderness\, Northern California\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adolescents,Mentorship,Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Guided Passages%2CLLC":MAILTO:guidedpassages4youth@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220924T120000
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SUMMARY:The Mirror of Nature
DESCRIPTION:The Mirror of Nature Retreat \nExploring our inner landscape through the wild landscape of the natural world. \nAllow the earth to open your heart\, the souls of your feet\, your belly\, and palms of your hands to receive your story as it bubbles from the spring\, murmurs from the needles and leaves\, comes on mist\, sunbeams\, rainbows and starlight\, resounds in thunder and whispers in the wind\, sings through loon calls\, coyote howls\, and bear growls …. \nIn the silence before dawn and in the mirror of still waters. \nThe Mirror of Nature Retreat is an invitation to explore your inner landscape through the landscape of the natural world. Using the Four Shields of Human Nature as the template for wholeness\, we will spend solo time each day with a question that opens up communication with the natural world and reveals wisdom only nature can provide. Returning to the group\, we will learn to mirror each other’s stories\, reflecting the fullness that is seen in each story. \nMirroring is deep listening and reflecting that rises out of deep communion with the natural world. We see and are seen by Nature. We are given a story\, both very old and sparkling new. Mirroring is a way of seeing the wholeness in a person and reflecting back the gift they have just been given by Nature. In this retreat\, we will learn how to be our own mirror and be a mirror for others; and we will be mirrored by a person who serves as a clear mirror for others. Time will be given for creative expression of your story through nature craft\, ceremony\, writing\, song\, and movement.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/the-mirror-of-nature/
LOCATION:Green River Reservoir State Park\, Vermont
CATEGORIES:Adults,Guide Training Program,Mentorship,Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Vermont Wilderness Rites":MAILTO:vermontwildernessrites@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220630T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220630T154200
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SUMMARY:Community Based Ceremony and Rites of Passage
DESCRIPTION:COMMUNITY CREATED CEREMONY AND RITES OF PASSAGE \nVermont Wilderness Rites’ Community Consultation invites communities to create ceremonies that mirror the land\, the people\, the context\, and the larger currents in the world. We are living in a time of great upheaval. Within that is great opportunity to create and strengthen traditions and practices based on shared values that establish and enhance a regenerative culture in the place you call home. Community ceremony\, particularly rites of passage\, rises up out of a people and the land they live on. Held by people who have prepared to guide others through life’s transitions\, it takes time and intention to build and is not something that can be superimposed or appropriated. This process of becoming is both individual and communal. It often begins with one audacious idea\, a dream seed that needs the fertile ground of a community that dares to say Yes! \nVermont Wilderness Rites’ Community Consultation is adapted to suit your unique group and community vision and readiness. Areas that we offer consultation\, training\, and facilitation include: \nVisioning: The Seed and The Fertile Ground \nFoundations of Community Created and Held Ceremony \nRites of Passage -Developmental Considerations for Youth\, Adults\, and Elders \nCommunity-wide Celebrations of the Seasons \nCommunity Roles in Ceremony and Rite of Passage \nGuide Preparation\, Training\, and Mentoring \nSafety and Risk Management Considerations \nGUIDES\, VENUES AND FEES \nVermont Wilderness Rites has guides experienced in each of the program areas listed above. After an initial conversation with Lead Guide\, Fran Weinbaum\, guides who can best support your vision and goals will be matched with your community. Consultation and training can be provided virtually or in-person depending on location and focus. Fees will vary depending on the nature and scope of the services requested\, from a one-day workshop to a series of sessions to a yearlong process that incorporates all of the components of creating community rites.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/community-based-ceremony-and-rites-of-passage/
LOCATION:Consultation and Coaching\, 128 Bliss Road\, Montpelier\, 05602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Guide Training Program,Mentorship,Rites of Passage
ORGANIZER;CN="Vermont Wilderness Rites":MAILTO:vermontwildernessrites@yahoo.com
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